Women's Basketball Adds Seven
The Texas A&M University-Commerce women's basketball coaching staff today announced the addition of seven players to go along with earlier signees Skylar Robertson and Bianca Stevenson.
The seven-person class is made up of four along the frontline and three in the backcourt, in addition five are from the state of Texas, an individual from California and an individual from Colorado.
“This is a group of young and explosive players that will be a tremendous benefit to our program,” said head coach Nicole Anderson. “All have been valuable scorers and contributors to their past teams. This first recruiting class will add both depth and talent to the program. We look forward to seeing them progress through the years. Along with our returnees, I feel they will begin a strong consistent foundation for a winning tradition."
Apreia Booker, a 6-1 post from Texas City, was a four-year standout at Texas City High School and for the last two years for Blinn Junior College. She was an academic all-american at Blinn Junior College. At Texas City High School, Booker was selected all-district on four occasions. As a senior, she was named to first team All-Greater Houston area team and first team all-county. As a freshman, in addition to first team all-district honors, she was selected as the team MVP.
Kourtney Briscoe-Adams is a 5-7 guard from De Soto High School, where she was a three-year letterwinner. During her senior year, she was a starter on the district and regional champion team en route to honorable mention all-district recognition. Plus, Briscoe-Adams made 41% of her 3-point field goal attempts.
Danielle Dixon, a 5-5 guard, averaged 17.5 points a game en route to being named an all-district selection as a senior. In addition, she earned team recognition as the MVP, Offensive Player of the Year and Free Throw Percentage leader. Dixon was also a two-year starter and four-year letterwinner. As a junior, she had the top grade-point average on the team. Dixon also ran hurdles on the track and field team as a freshman and as a senior.
Kaneisha Flournoy is a 5-4 guard from Highlands Ranch High School in Highlands Ranch, Colorado. Highlands Ranch High School was the number one ranked 5A school in the state of Colorado. Flournoy was a two-year letterwinner and starter on a team that won state titles as a freshman and sophomore reached the final four as a junior and the elite eight as a senior.
Abigail Leaupepe-tele is a 6-1 forward from Morse High School in San Diego, California. She was a three-year starter on the basketball team. Leaupepe-tele averaged double figure scoring during her senior year en route to all-conference recognition. In addition to being a basketball standout, she reached the state track and field meet in the shot put as a senior, where she finished 19th.
Hannah Merle, a 6-1 guard/forward, comes to A&M-Commerce along with her Arlington High School teammate, Danielle Dixon. Merle earned all-district recognition as a junior. As a senior, she averaged 13 points and five rebounds a game.
Shavon Walker, a 5-10 forward will transfer to A&M-Commerce after spending the last two years at UT-Pan American. She will have two years of eligibility remaining. Prior to attending UTPA, she was a three-year letterwinner in basketball and track and field at Samuel Clemens High School in Schertz, Texas. She averaged a double double in basketball, scoring 14.2 points and grabbing 10 rebounds a game. Walker was a first team all-district selection as a senior.
